Fire Destroyed Plano Block After YMCA Fire
A child under ten found matches in YMCA storage and started a blaze that gutted a Plano block including Home Town Furniture and the YMCA. The fire, reported about 6 45 p m, drew 100 firefighters from multiple cities and caused seven Plano firefighters to be hospitalized from smoke inhalation and injuries. Damages exceed 100000 dollars. other damaged structures include McKee s air conditioning warehouse Sen Mor Fabric Center and Howard s Welding Shop and Garage.
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YMCA
Plano
Lambert
Richardson
McKinney
Wiley
Frisco
Allen
Home Town Furniture Company
McKee
Sen-Mor
Howard
Richardson Symphony Guild Seeks Angels For Christmas Ball
The Richardson Symphony Orchestra Guild invites patrons to sponsor a Christmas Ball by purchasing a table for eight at 175 dollars. The event on December 3 at the Sheraton Hotel features cocktails dinner a follies production and recognition for angels. For details call Mrs James Sherritt at 235 7626.
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Richardson Symphony Orchestra Guild
Richardson Symphony Orchestra
Sheraton Hotel
Guild
James Sherritt
Collins to address PTA district Fall Workshop at Richardson High
Congressman Jim Collins will headline the Parent-Teacher Association District II Fall Workshop at Richardson High School. The 10 a.m. program includes Mrs. A. J. Hannawacker and a superintendent panel featuring Ralph Poteet Mesquite John Fownley Irving Bill K Ford Denison Jack Faubion McKinney Wesley Martin Greenville James Phillips Kaufman H Wayne Hendrick Plano J J Pearce Richardson. Mesquite PTA president Mrs. Billy J. Kimball will preside. Dr. Pearce opens the meeting. Collins sits on the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee with ties to oil gas air rail and health policy.
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Jim Collins
Texas
Richardson High School
Ralph Poteet
Mesquite
John Fownley
Irving
Bill K. Ford
Denison
Jack Faubion
McKinney
Wesley Martin
Greenville
James Phillips
SMU
Northwestern University
Congress
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Kottwitz Services Set for Local Engineer
Liturgical services tonight and a requiem mass Monday will honor Frank A. Kottwitz a Collins Radio Company engineer for 12 years who died Friday. He served as a WWII major in field artillery and held a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State. He is survived by his wife eight sons three daughters and his parents. Memorials may go to Father Myers Scholarship Fund.
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Frank A. Kottwitz
Collins Radio Company
Kottwitz
Council Bluffs
Iowa
US Army Field Artillery
Dupont
Wilmington
Delaware
Collins
Mary Louise Morton
Dallas
Arthur A. Kottwitz
Bernard F
Richard A
Thomas A
John D
James J
Mark F
Frank Alfred
Erick P
Mary Elizabeth
Catherine Ann
Margaret Jean
Father Myers
Bishop Lynch High School
Cab Drivers Rally for Protection After City Hall Disturbance
In New York a motorcade of cab drivers and owners gathered at City Hall seeking greater protection after a street disturbance where 55 cabs were damaged. Police issued about 50 summonses totaling $25 for illegally parking near City Hall.
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New York
UPI
City Hall
Prayer breakfast blends Christianity and football with Landry
A capacity crowd at Canyon Creek Country Club heard Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry discuss football and Christianity at a Richardson Fellowship of Christian Businessmen Prayer Breakfast. He urged church involvement and personal responsibility, praised competitive spirit, and joked about past Cowboys era quirks while noting the Dallas quarterback race.
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Bill Case
Canyon Creek Country Club
Dallas Cowboy
Tom Landry
The
Richardson Fellowship of Christian Businessmen
Landry
Cowboys
Dallas
Craig Morton
Roger Staubach
Greater Southwest
Billy Graham
James Landers
First Baptist Church
Richardson Independent School District
J. J. Pearce
Richardson
Area briefs highlight legal and civic developments
General Telephone files a second original answer and counterclaim in Garland metro service dispute, arguing city lacks authority to set intrastate metro rates. Plumbers Local 100 continues installing fixtures at Texas Stadium despite a wage freeze violation ruling. union plans to work until government violation notice. North Texas Commission board votes to relocate permanent offices to Arlington.
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General Telephone
Garland
Metro
Texas Stadium
Office of Emergency Preparedness
O. D. Seastrunk
North Texas
Burial fund aims to cover costs for slain child
A Grand Prairie four year old, Micki Marie Kearney, was found slain this week. Community efforts led by a tavern owner and a Dallas waitress have raised nearly $300 toward a $1,000 burial goal for the child and her grieving parents Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kearney.
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Micki Marie Kearney
Grand Prairie
Dallas
Edward Kearney
The Badge Guys comic strip debuts August 30
A playful take on police life shows cops as human figures in THE BADGE GUYS. The strip, described as humorous, invites readers to follow daily on the comic page starting Monday August 30.
Richardson Sunday Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Warm
The Richardson forecast calls for partly cloudy to clear skies and warm conditions on Sunday. High around 92 degrees, low near 72, with light and variable winds.
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Richardson
Natural High encore at Richardson Heights Baptist Church
The combined youth choirs of Richardson Heights Baptist Church present an encore of Saturday night’s Natural High tonight at 7 30. The folk rock musical by Ralph Carmichael and Kurt Kaiser drew a crowd at Beltline and Floyd yesterday and Youth Director Richard Dunn expects another capacity crowd. Admission is free.
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Richardson Heights Baptist Church
Ralph Carmichael
Kurt Kaiser
Beltline
Floyd
Richard Dunn
Texoma Grand Champion in Third Annual Toad Race
The 50 gram Texoma toad, owned by Tonya Urban, daughter of Dr James Urban, won the maxi class and set a 4 2 second record in the University of Texas at Dallas road race. The event, organized by students and faculty, featured micro toads and multiple timekeepers led by Stewart Fallis and John Jagger.
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Texoma
University of Texas At Dallas
Tonya Urban
James Urban
Urban
Richardson University
Rufus S. Day
Paris
France
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Texas Pta
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Jerome J. Crane
St. Paul the Apostle Church
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Doc) Curl
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America
Ed Turner
William Bolin
Richardson Cynthia Edwards
George Rutenbar
Fred Conger
J. W. Golden
George Kemp
Leighton Farrell
Don Benton
Charles Howard
James Landis
Steve Seegar
Richardson High
Ramond Noah
Robert Sherrill
Tom Hardy, Jr
Harry Shifflett
GenTel
NTC
Arlington
Stewart Fallis
John Jagger
Anton L. Hale
Geosciences
A. J. Varghese
Biology Divi
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Mike Patrick
Fred
Dirk Wilson
Retic
Herb Hendrickson
Toad
Dean Presnell
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